Native Plants of South Texas
Our “Baker’s Dozen
Best Natives of South Texas
Turk’s Cap Malvaviscus drummondii
American Beauty Berry Callicarpa americana
Cenizo Leucophyllum spp.
Yaupon Holly Ilex vomitoria
Mistflower Eupatorium spp.
Tropical Sage, Scarlet Sage Salvia coccinia
Milk Weed Asclepias spp.
Agarito Berberis trifoliolata
Persimmon,
Indian Blanket Gaillardia spp.
Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Red Yucca Hesperaloe parviflora
Other Proven Native Plants for South Texas
Large Trees
Live Oak Soapberry Mesquite
Huisache Texas Sycamore Montezuma Cypress
Cedar Elm Hackberry Rio Grande Ash
Small Trees
Mexican Redbud Texas Persimmon Yaupon Holly
Magnolia Wax Myrtle Mescalbean (Mt. Laurel)
Desert Willow Anaqua Mexican Buckeye
Retama Texas Ebony Anacacho Orchid
Wild Olive Cherry Laurel Eastern Red Cedar
Texas Sabal Possum Haw
Shrubs
Agarito Coral Bean American Beautyberry
Lantana Cenizo (Tx. Sage) Turk’s Cap
Kidneywood Hummingbird Bush Barbados Cherry
Buttonbush Spanish Dagger Yellowbells (Esperanza)
Perennials
Obedient Plant Scarlet Sage Red Yucca
Pavonia Evergreen Sumac Pigeonberry
Mistflower Mexican Marigold Copper Canyon Daisy
Skeletonleaf Goldeneye
Grasses
Gulf Muhly Big Muhly Buffalograss
Vines
Maypop Coral Vine Virginia Creeper
Coral Honeysuckle
Annuals
Bluebonnet Indian Blanket Brown-eyed Susan